Dublin-headquartered solar power developer BNRG is currently raising up to €115m of debt and equity, after doing an asset swap deal with former partner Neoen. BNRG founder David Maguire said the finance is the first part of its plan to raise €500m in total by 2025. The funding will be invested next year in developing … Read more
An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead to plans for a solar farm across a 300-acre site on farm land outside Kells in Co Meath. The appeals board has granted planning permission to Harmony Solar Meath Ltd to erect up to 734,000sq m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground-mounted steel frames on two parcels of … Read more
The cost of supplying electricity to Irish homes is “wildly out of line” with the rest of Europe, and the temporary VAT reduction fails to address the underlying causes of high costs, the Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA) has said. ISEA, which was established in 2013 to advance a policy and regulatory landscape promoting solar as a … Read more
The 2022 SEAI National Energy Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) Funding Programme Call is now open for applications, with Government funding of €20 million available. The call will close at 12pm on Monday the 16th of May. Co-funding partners include the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Transport, ESB Networks, Geological … Read more
“We need concerted action from Irish Government” says, Conall Bolger. CLICK HERE to view interview.
Anyone opening an electricity bill in 2022 will notice a monumental price increase. The CSO revealed earlier this month that electricity prices had risen 22 per cent in a year, with several suppliers since announcing further increases. The calls to accelerate the deployment of renewables at customer and utility scale are well made; this is the only option … Read more
Despite a surge in activity, grid connections remain a key barrier to the development of solar projects in the Republic of Ireland. The associated costs of grid connection at different scales mean some are targeting much larger scale projects to counterbalance the challenge, according to panelists speaking as part of the Focus on the Republic of … Read more
Lightsource BP, a London-headquartered renewable energy firm, is planning to invest €180 million in Ireland over the coming years to develop three large-scale solar farms. The company, which was founded in 2020 by Nick Boyle, the Northern Ireland businessman, is at the pre-planning stage to develop three separate solar projects that will each be capable … Read more
The operator of Dublin Airport has lodged plans for a photovoltaic solar farm on a site southwest of the airfield. The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has lodged plans in recent days with Fingal County Council for the renewable energy project. The 26.7 acre site is bounded by St Margaret’s Road, Harristown Lane and South Parallel Road in … Read more
The Government recently announced the launch of the Micro-Generation Support Scheme (MSS) which will enable households to install renewable generation for their own consumption and receive a payment for any residual electricity they export to the grid (Clean Energy Guarantee). SEAI are delighted to announce that from the 16th February 2022 homeowners will be able to … Read more